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3 army officers sent into forced retirement, 1 dismissed

Staff Correspondent
12 Sep 2024 16:18:42 | Update: 12 Sep 2024 16:39:58
3 army officers sent into forced retirement, 1 dismissed

Three senior officers of Bangladesh Army have been sent into forced retirement on Tuesday.

Moreover, another officer Lieutenant General Md Mujibur Rahman, who was posted at Mymensingh Cantonment, has been terminated.

Those sent into retirement are Lieutenant Generals Md Saiful Alam, Ahammad Tabrez Shams Chowdhury and Major General Hamidul Haque.

Of them, Saiful Alam served as director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).

He served as an area commander for the 11th Infantry Division of Bogura Cantonment. The action against the officers was taken following Section 16 of the Army Act.

The forced retirements will be effective within 15 days after the orders are issued. The Ministry of Defence issued two separate notifications dated September 10 in this regard.

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